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Would you do a Yank a favor and tell me how audiophiles
in your country rank the top British bookshelf speakers,
particularly in light of the chinese gold rush at Wharfedale and Quad.
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April 25th 04, 11:51 PM
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In article , Philip Meech
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Would you do a Yank a favor and tell me how audiophiles
in your country rank the top British bookshelf speakers,
particularly in light of the chinese gold rush at Wharfedale and Quad.
Quad 11L's are excellent, but the daddy of them all is the BBC designed
LS3/5A
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Tony Sayer
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April 26th 04, 12:44 AM
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In article ,
tony sayer wrote:
Quad 11L's are excellent, but the daddy of them all is the BBC designed
LS3/5A
Has it really not been beaten in all these years? It must be pushing 30
years old.
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*Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups
Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn
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April 26th 04, 01:03 AM
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"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Philip Meech
writes
Would you do a Yank a favor and tell me how audiophiles
in your country rank the top British bookshelf speakers,
particularly in light of the chinese gold rush at Wharfedale and
Quad.
Quad 11L's are excellent, but the daddy of them all is the BBC designed
LS3/5A
Are they any good with surround-style placement, or just 2-channel? Thx.
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Steve Goodman
* EarthLight Productions
* http://www.earthlight.net
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April 26th 04, 07:45 AM
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Dave Plowman wrote:
In article ,
tony sayer wrote:
Quad 11L's are excellent, but the daddy of them all is the BBC
designed LS3/5A
Has it really not been beaten in all these years? It must be pushing
30 years old.
No, it's a daddy as in getting old and being out-performed by younger ones
now. I like the monitor audio range, bit brash for many people but very
good, nice construction, great sound, look good too and cater for most
budgets.
Wharfedale may be chinese made but they seem to have the quality control and
the design right and it's still a British name and design.
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April 26th 04, 01:36 PM
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Dave Plowman wrote:
In article ,
tony sayer wrote:
Quad 11L's are excellent, but the daddy of them all is the BBC designed
LS3/5A
Has it really not been beaten in all these years? It must be pushing 30
years old.
There are plenty of better speakers on paper, but people still like the
sound of the ls3/5a - check out the ls3/5a Yahoo group if you want any
persuading.
Cheers.
James.
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April 26th 04, 01:43 PM
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April 27th 04, 01:35 AM
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April 27th 04, 09:44 AM
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"Tim S Kemp" wrote in
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I like the monitor audio range, bit brash for many people
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I have a pair of Monitor Audio Bronze B2, and they have no brashness
whatsoever. I had Quad 11L for a year and really loved them a great deal,
but after a year found them a little bass light.
The MA B2 give me that extra bass weight but still have the sweetness in
the top end I loved in the Quads.
MrBitsy.
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April 27th 04, 09:58 AM
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In article ,
Triffid wrote:
Well if its any indication you very rarely find them cheap and new
their serious loot!....
Rose-tinted bank balances...
They still get used as monitoring speakers in some pro environments, and
as such are a standard. Good or bad, things like that will always have a
decent re-sale value.
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*If God had wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees
Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn
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